Multilingual Apple: Languages in New York City
This book will be of special interest to the general reader concerned with the issue of language in the United States, as well as the language specialist and sociolinguist. It has been written to inform those wishing to learn more about the role that languages other than English have had, and continue to have, in the life of the most important United States city, New York. At the same time this volume makes an important contribution to the scholarly literature on urban multilingualism and the...
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Individual chapters devoted to Irish, German, Yiddish, Italian, Greek, Spanish, Hebrew, Chinese, Hindi and other Indian languages, Haitian Creole, and English Caribbean Creole explore the contributions of various languages to New York City culture. Each chapter explores linguistic and usage characteristics in countries of origin, demographic factors affecting varieties of language used, the evolution of languages in New York, the effect of the sociopolitical environment on the linguistic characteristics of the languages, and the use of the language in the city at large. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR Booknews Individual chapters devoted to Irish, German, Yiddish, Italian, Greek, Spanish, Hebrew, Chinese, Hindi and other Indian languages, Haitian Creole, and English Caribbean Creole explore the contributions of various languages to New York City culture. Each chapter explores linguistic and usage characteristics in countries of origin, demographic factors affecting varieties of language used, the evolution of languages in New York, the effect of the sociopolitical environment on the linguistic characteristics of the languages, and the use of the language in the city at large. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
ForewordNew York's multilingualism: World languages and their role in a U.S. city3Irish in nineteenth century New York53German in New York71Yiddish in New York93Italian in New York119Greek in New York143Spanish in New York167Hebrew in New York203Chinese in New York231The languages of India in New York257Haitian Creole in New York281English Caribbean Creole in New York301Do ethnics have culture? And what's so special about New York anyway?341Contributors355Index357
\ BooknewsIndividual chapters devoted to Irish, German, Yiddish, Italian, Greek, Spanish, Hebrew, Chinese, Hindi and other Indian languages, Haitian Creole, and English Caribbean Creole explore the contributions of various languages to New York City culture. Each chapter explores linguistic and usage characteristics in countries of origin, demographic factors affecting varieties of language used, the evolution of languages in New York, the effect of the sociopolitical environment on the linguistic characteristics of the languages, and the use of the language in the city at large. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
